2018/19 Undergraduate Module Catalogue
ELEC1406 Communications for Robotics
10 creditsClass Size: 140
Module manager: Dr. S.A. Zaidi
Email: s.a.zaidi@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2018/19
This module is not approved as a discovery module
Module summary
Communications is an essential element of robotics systems. This module covers the underpinning principles of communications and their application to robotics, as appropriate for students in the first year of a programme of study with a focus on robotics.Objectives
This module gives students an introduction to the basic building blocks of modern communication systems. It introduces familiarity with the technical concepts of both wired and wireless communication networks and their application to remote control of robotic systems.Learning outcomes
On completion of this module, students should be able to:
- Understand the principles of operation of a representative range of communication systems and networks, including communication channels (wired and wireless), analogue and digital signals, the radio spectrum, basic moderation and coding techniques;
- Identify the basic modules of a typical communications system and classify the performance of various communications systems;
- Demonstrate a knowledge and understanding the underpinning mathematical basis of communications signals, including time and frequency domain representation;
- Apply mathematical methods to the analysis of communications systems, including analogue and digital signals, time and frequency domain signal concepts;
- Apply quantiative and computational methods to analyse communications signals and functions;
- Demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of the principles behind the organisation and operation of communications networks;
- Apply a systems approach to the analysis and design of communications systems;
- Apply appropriate test and measurement equipment to analyse communications systems;
- Appreciate the technical challenges in both the design and implementation of communications networks.
Syllabus
- Fundamentals of communications: information and the basic properties and classification of signals, continuous and discrete systems, analogue and digital signals, sampling and quantisation, advantages/disadvantages of digital communication;
- Introduction to signal processing concepts, amplifiers and filters;
- Communication paradigms, and their application to robotics and the Internet-of-Things;
- Fundamentals of signal transmission: concept of the physical layer, bits and symbols, binary and m-ary transmission, basic line codes, compression and error correction;
- Networks and the Internet: protocol stack overview, local area vs. wide area, application layer, publish/subscribe protocols, streaming protocols, communication transport protocols, medium access protocols, random access vs scheduled access;
- Fundamentals of radio propagation and spectrum management, principles of modulation, bandwith, channel capacity, introduction to frequency, time and code-division multiplexing.
Teaching methods
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
| Laboratory | 5 | 2.00 | 10.00 |
| Lecture | 10 | 1.00 | 10.00 |
| Private study hours | 80.00 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 20.00 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 100.00 | ||
Opportunities for Formative Feedback
Formative feedback will be given through informal discussion with students during the laboratory sessions, and by providing self-test questions on the VLE.Methods of assessment
Coursework
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
| Practical | Practical report | 30.00 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 30.00 | |
The re-sit format for this module will follow the policy for all ELEC laboratory-based modules and will require students to re-sit the module internally and re-attempt all aspects of the assessment, as described in the CoPA.
Exams
| Exam type | Exam duration | % of formal assessment |
| Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc) | 2 hr 00 mins | 70.00 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Exams) | 70.00 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
Reading list
There is no reading list for this moduleLast updated: 30/04/2018
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